What is the impact of active and passive design strategies on predicting Energy Use Intensities for a net zero multi-family use?

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This graphic communicates the various design cases v/s the baseline energy use intensity (EUI (kbtu/sqft/year)) for predicting a net zero solution based on the climate, mode of ventilation, and envelope properties. A simple box model for one-storey multi-family building is considered with two sets of material applications. These are then coupled with different modes of ventilation to study the overall load distribution including heating, and cooling, to achieve energy efficiency. The final EUIs are plotted for all cases to draw a comparison against the baseline EUI.

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The graphic attempts to showcase different parameters for defining an energy-efficient solution in comparison to a baseline value, thus predicting the potential of the design. This draws a close understanding of cooling-dominated loads and sets a benchmark for further design calculations.

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